Housing for electrical components

Abstract

The present disclosure envisages a housing (1000). The housing (1000) has an operative upper compartment (200) and an operative lower compartment (100). A first lid (110) and a second lid (210) cover the lower and the upper compartments (100, 200) respectively. The lid (210) is openable. A panel (400) is configured to be inserted between the lower compartment (100) and the upper compartment (200) thus forming a partition between the compartments. The housing (1000) of the present disclosure, when utilized for housing data distribution elements and electrical power distribution elements separately in its compartments, provides safe access to the data distribution elements and prevents risk of touching live electrical components.

We claim: 
     
       1. A housing ( 1000 ) comprising:
 a pair of side walls ( 320 ), an operative floor ( 330 ) and an operative roof ( 310 ); 
 an operative lower compartment ( 100 ) and an operative upper compartment ( 200 ); 
 a first lid ( 110 ) provided to cover said operative lower compartment ( 100 ); 
 a second lid ( 210 ) provided to cover said operative upper compartment ( 200 ) and openable to allow access to the contents of said operative upper compartment ( 200 ); 
 a panel ( 400 ) configured to be inserted between said lower compartment ( 100 ) and said upper compartment ( 200 ) thus forming a partition between said compartments; 
 wherein said partition is a temporary partition; 
 wherein two guiding grooves ( 350 ) are provided in said side walls ( 320 ), one groove ( 350 ) provided each on one of said side walls ( 320 ); 
 said guiding groove ( 350 ) are configured to permit at least a portion of said panel ( 400 ) to form a temporary partition between said lower compartment ( 100 ) and said upper compartment ( 200 ); and 
 wherein said second lid ( 210 ) is swivelably mounted to cover said upper compartment ( 200 ) and is configured to be inserted in said grooves ( 350 ), a bottom end first, to form the temporary partition between said lower compartment ( 100 ) and said upper compartment ( 200 ). 
 
     
     
       2. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said partition is fixed. 
     
     
       3. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said second lid ( 210 ) in an open configuration forms said partition. 
     
     
       4. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 1000 ) comprises the panel ( 400 ) and the panel ( 400 ) is configured such that when contents of one of said compartments ( 100 ,  200 ) are accessed, access to the contents of the other compartment is prevented. 
     
     
       5. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the compartment of which contents are accessed is said upper compartment ( 200 ) and the compartment to which access is prevented is said lower compartment ( 100 ). 
     
     
       6. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said guiding grooves ( 350 ) are provided along said side walls ( 320 ) between said lower compartment ( 100 ) and said upper compartment ( 200 ). 
     
     
       7. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second lid ( 210 ) has one or two wings. 
     
     
       8. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said second lid ( 210 ) is swivelable about a vertical axis. 
     
     
       9. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first lid ( 110 ) is fixed in position and is provided with at least one opening ( 115 ) to provide access to the contents of said lower compartment ( 100 ). 
     
     
       10. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first lid ( 110 ) is openable to allow access to contents of said lower compartment ( 100 ). 
     
     
       11. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said housing ( 1000 ) is provided with a door ( 340 ) to access said first lid ( 110 ) and said second lid ( 210 ). 
     
     
       12. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said upper compartment ( 200 ) houses data distribution elements; and 
 said lower compartment ( 100 ) houses power distribution elements. 
 
     
     
       13. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said lower compartment ( 100 ) houses data distribution elements; and 
 said upper compartment ( 200 ) houses power distribution elements. 
 
     
     
       14. The housing ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said side walls ( 320 ) are provided with holding means ( 360 ) for supporting a hybrid cable ( 365 ) containing at least one data cable and at least one power cable.